Kikuchi Yasuro, Japanese 8-dan amateur, born in 1929. Has won many amateur titles, including the World Amateur Go Championship in 1992.
In 1975 he founded the Ryokusei Academy, a go school which has produced many professional players, including Yamashita Keigo.
John Fairbairn has written an article on the Ryokusei Academy.
On March 10, 2003, at age 73, he defeated a top professional, Ryu Shikun 7-dan, by 3.5 points in the 10th Agon Kiriyama Cup.